Florida Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Florida has logged 34,756 severe-weather events — about 1,121 a year — with 1,083 direct deaths, 3,594 injuries and $77.6B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind11,92424 d$117.9M
Hail4,646—$33.1M
Heavy Rain1,7914 d$21.6M
Lightning1,776174 d$111.6M
Tornado1,72589 d$1.9B
Flood1,57711 d$3.2B
Drought1,460——
Flash Flood1,4239 d$722.3M
Tropical Storm1,35734 d$5.7B
Funnel Cloud1,095—$22K
Frost/Freeze862—$11.2M
Waterspout751—$90K
Dense Fog7516 d$1.7M
Rip Current676517 d—
Wildfire4812 d$535.4M
Hurricane (Typhoon)412135 d$59.2B
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (1,047)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Rip CurrentMay 21, 2020
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 1, 2020
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 15, 2020
St. Lucie · 1 killed ·
Strong WindNovember 5, 2019
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 24, 2019
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 13, 2019
Volusia · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 30, 2019
Indian River · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 23, 2019
Brevard · 1 killed ·
High SurfSeptember 20, 2019
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 15, 2019
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 19, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
High SurfJuly 31, 2019
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 30, 2019
Palm Beach · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
LightningJuly 21, 2019
Pinellas · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 17, 2019
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 15, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 14, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 14, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 9, 2019
Coastal Lee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2019
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 20, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 9, 2019
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2019
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 24, 2019
South Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 8, 2019
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 7, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 19, 2019
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 12, 2019
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 7, 2019
Martin · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 30, 2019
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 31, 2018
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindOctober 8, 2018
Seminole · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High SurfSeptember 23, 2018
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 10, 2018
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 9, 2018
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormSeptember 4, 2018
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 1, 2018
Levy · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 2018
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 2018
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.